live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning on this friday at 5:00 a.m., thanks pore joining us. take a look at bay lights because they are going out as of this morning for 11 months. we will tell you more about that and they go out at 6:37. that is unfortunate when you take the art away but they will bring it back. in time for the super bowl. >> a look at the visibility from a lot of areas as we have unlimited visibility, no marine layer and no fog. just a beautiful shot great

mount tamalpais. we will use that to talk about our 12 hour day planners chilly inland and 52 into san francisco. right around 64 to 66 at 12:00 and this afternoon enjoy the warm sunshine, mid-60s to low 70s and the evening is delightful add mid-50s to 60 so when you have to park away from the restaurant tonight in san francisco, it will be a nice walk. >> good! >> traffic on this friday morning, is it friday light? >> so far. i will miss the lights because it was the first thing i saw driving into san francisco when i moved here two years ago. >> already two years! >> the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is starting to get busy at cash paying lanes on the far left hand lane at walnut creek, moving along fine at eight minutes from highway 4 to the 24 junction we have one hiccup in dublin/pleasanton with more on that in a file minutes.

>> all lanes of highway 101 in san jose are open after they were shut down early this morning because of police activity and our reporter is near the scene. >> matt? >> traffic is moving well on southbound 101 in san jose. that means the morning commute will not be impacted from the police activity that took place early this morning. check out the video we shot on the freeway here you can see the officers walking on southbound 101 in between story road and tully road. they were looking for evidence using flashlights. this is now around midnight. we have some reports of what may have led the officers to do this we have not received information from the c.h.p. and they have yet to return any phone calls at this time. the only information put out by c.h.p. is no one was injured and southbound 101 was closed because of police activity. the road re-opened after 1:00 o'clock this morning. we will pass on new information when we get it.

as we have been talking it is time to say goodbye to an old friend this morning for a little while. this is a look at the lights on the bay bridge. the lights will go out in an hour and a half. the bridge needs maintenance and the structure has to come down. each night we have brought the lights into your home from our camera. we are the only station with that vantage point. we have a report from the bridge from amy hollyfield with the send off party. abreak in the seven for the killer of an oakland high school student. a "person of interest" is in custody in the murder of 14-year-old davon ellis. the police chief told the reporters yesterday afternoon but no one told the parents until we called the family for reaction. davon ellis was shot and skilled on saturday as he walked with two friends in fruit veil area -- in the fruitvale area

[ inaudible ] >> nothing has been right in my life not knowing who killed son. >> no one has been charged in the killing. >> oakland police say the streets are safer after yesterday's raid led to the arrest of 16 dangerous gang members. officers served warrants across the any a month long investigation called "operation cease-fire." those arrested are suspected of multiple crimes including murder, weapons possession and home invasion. the raids were designed to put an end to feuding define the 55th and 69th avenue village gang killing each other and innocent bystanders forker. suspects are expected to make the first court appearance next week. >> a man is under arrest after police say they found him sleeping in a van filled with nearly 250 pounds of marijuana. officers picked up richard van

horn at a golf course in hercules. the man was in a parked rental van. inside the van 11 garbage bags with packaged pot. the marijuana has a street value of more than $700,000. >> san francisco mayor lee has inviteed americans to his office to honor those who helped victims recover from the recent fires including this fire that break out january 28 in the mission district. a man died in the fire and 54 tenants lost their homes and businesses. communities across the city have stepped up to raise funds and donate goods to help those affected by the fire get back on their feet. >> it was terrifying sight for harrison ford who crash landed his plane on a golf course in santa monica. >> we have the latest from ronald reagan medical center. >> yes, an incredible 24 hours

for harrison ford who is recovering after thization crash land -- after this dangerous crash landing. he was breathing and conscious, first responders wheeled him from the wreck average of the plane. this was the may day message. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> authorities say the 72-year-old film star lost engine power and was attempting to return to santa monica airport but the plane could not make it. >> he clipped the top of a tree and rested on a golf course. >> a witness described the scene. >> he was able to speak. he expressed he was in pain which was no surprise. he had a significant head wound. >> plane he was mighting was built in the 1940s. he told barbara walters about his love of flying. >> i love the free democrat -- freedom of flight, the people

the people i meet in aviation and seeing the world from a airplane. i'm in love with flying. >> investigators are looking into the cause of the crash. overknit -- overnight a spokesman said he is expected to make a full recovery although he is bangs up. >> six people are recovering after they were hurt when a delta jetliner slid off the runway in new york. the plane was lifted and moved. investigators will check the damage to the jet after the crash landing. went wheels hit the runway passengers could feel the plane skidding. the delta plane from atlanta crashed through a fence and ended with the nose feet from the icy bay. 132 people escaped by sliding

down the wing when the chutes failed. it happened minutes after the runway was plowed. >> the approval of a one year lease extension for the raiders is on the agenda at a meeting of the coliseum authority. the raiders have not signed an extension after saying in janet was a done deal. oakland coliseum is the oldest in the league and needs renovation for football. raiders owner said he wants to keep the franchise in oakland but is exploring other options such as moving the team to los angeles. >> in the south bay after you set your clock set director timers, the san jose restricted watering hours change allowed only before 8:00 a.m. and after 8:00 people effective on sunday. despite a few impressive rainstorms the drought in california is far from over and the need to save water is critically important.

>> and daylight savings begins on sunday at 2:00 a.m. we are springing forward so set your clocks forward an hour before you go to bed on saturday night and grumble when you lose an hour of sleep. >> there is that but i look forward to day lit at the end of the day. you can do so were more. >> the glass is half full. >> it fell off the table and crashed for me. >> my room faces east so when the sun is setting at 9:00 in the summer and we are trying to go to bed at 6:30...it helps. i enjoy the longer evening with the sun and warmth. >> 39 in danville and men and pleasanton and dublin at 38. everyone else in the low-to-mid 40s until mt. diablo and bodega bay a warm spot. milpitas is 50. new fosterty is 43 and cupertino

is 41. 46 at brentwood. >> from the east bay hills camera you can see another still morning with huge microclimates seeing temperatures coming together headed into the afternoon at 66 to 70 at the coast and 69 to 75 for the bay and inland neighborhood and lack of fog at the golden gate bridge and this is the difference moving forward saturday night into sunday the marine layer comes back and look at the temperatures dropping nearly 70 at the coast to low-to-mid 60 by sunday and the pattern holds through monday. i have the rain coming up in the seven-day forecast. >> we are starting at the richmond-san rafael toll plaza and the drive from richmond to the north bay is not a problem is not seeing too many vehicles. just to 9 east we have a new accident at hilltop on 80 on the shoulder and not causing problems. we have a problem near san

francisco if you travel northbound along 101 at oyster point we have cones and a construction sign in the lanes south of san bruno. c.h.p. will have to do a traffic break and remove the debris. along 101 from san bruno we have delays with construction around 101 and 280 so always slow down for the cone zone and we are seeing delays pulling toward san francisco. around hospital curve at the skyway and lower deck of the bay bridge it is taking on delays at 13 minutes from the airport to 3rd street. >> bay area company that fortune magazine said is the best company to work for. the america's money report is next. >> the starbucks effect can benefit many bay area residents without even drinking coffee. >> a bad break for

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sexual assaults. >> filling coffee craving is not the only perk for living by a starbucks. home near a far buck rise in value more quickly. according to real estate giant zillow it is location, location, location. zillow calls it the starbucks affect. between 1997 and 2014 homes a quarter mile of a starbucks jumped 96 percent on average compared to 65 percent of all homes in the rest of the united states. >> is a starbucks raising the property value or the opening is a reflection the neighborhood is coming up? >> buy a cup and figure it out. >> positive news on the economic front as american banks pass a major test. >> we have the morning business hold lines from new york. good morning everyone, good news on the banking systems, 31 of the biggest banks are in the best shape since the recession. >> they passed the stress test

measuring whether they are able to survive another major recession. >> the 6th year in a row the best company to work for is...google. >> the updated rental leave policy, 12 weeks of pay regardless of gender, and free wheels and unlimited sick days. >> can we apply? >> we will. in a minute. >> hall and oates taking on cereal who they say is infringing on their trademark with their haulin' oats. not the first time this has happened with a cereal made with oats. >> that is america's money. >> the first six parents in a rare six way kidney transplant are resting comfortably. you can see the surgeons in the process of removing a kidney

from one door know three successful surgeries took place yesterday with in complications and three more are set for today. a total of 12 people were matched by software called "match grid," believed to be 9 largest chain of back-to-back kidney transplants ever at one hospital on the west coast. >> giants star and emotional leader hunter pence is out 6-8 weeks with a busted arm. he was nailed with a pitch by a cubs' player yesterday and he has a broken forearm. the streak of playing 383 straight games is now in jeopardy as a result. the manager said that he will be missed. >> we are optimistic. always. trying to move identity of the way.

it happened. >> he treated that all the love and support is making me feel better already. than you. and then a smiley face. >> medical people prefer a clean break that heals faster and is stronger than before rather than a strain. >> as a fan we do not want any kind of break. >> that is true. >> odd year jinx. >> "sports illustrated" -- was he on the cover? >> normally the chinese new year parade is a rain jinx. >> i was there manning with the rain one year for three hours. >> month selfie from that? >> back when i was a teen? >> how old do you think i am?

>> a polaroid? >> the parade is tomorrow and we will take a look at that in a second and show you the forecast as we look from the exploritorium. we cannot get enough of the wonderful lights as they dance around and what we will deal with tomorrow. here it comes. you can see the clouds developing along the coast as we head into the afternoon hours but they will stay away from the parade until possibly the end. 62 at 5:15 and dropping to 57 degrees bit end. right new all is quiet on live doppler hd and you can see unlimited visibility. the nearly full noon with the reflection in the calm bay water this morning it was full last night, technically but, still, gorgeous. total sunshine today with above average highs and our warmest day if the coast cooling clouds

and the weekend affects you more than anyone and showers next week and el nino develops and a look at that in a second. a look from the exploritorium and high tree pollen is affecting a lot of folks and a couple of scars and around here at the station they have been sitting out for a couple of days they are lime green. mid-60s to federally 70 at the coast and 73 in santa cruz. 69 in san francisco. san rafael and san mateo at 70. everyone else is around 71 to 75 degrees. tonight is cool with upper 30s in napa and san ramon valley. low-to-mid 40s inland. tomorrow morning a lot people are walking to starbucks or walking the dog and dress for low-to-mid 40's. mid-to-upper 40s around bay shore and the coast and san francisco is low 50s. the high pressure dominating the forecast and keeping everything away from us so spring warmth will win today.

we have had warm weather along our beaches but not where we look for el nino. the yellow and orange the weak el nino but no significant impact on the drought. the seven-day forecast shows cooler weather is hitting the coast on saturday and sunday when the clouds dominate. you will stay in mid-60 chance of rain wednesday and thursday. >> here is a picture of san rafael and the drive along 101 with traffic moving down to 580 and moving along nicely. north of there we do have a new accident involving a motorcycle southbound 101. we do have two lanes blocked. the motorcyclist is injured but they are up and walking around.

more details on that. when you head to the south mill vietnam and sausalito the drive through the waldo is calm so light conditions. the chinese new year's parade is causing headaches in san francisco tomorrow closing roads at 4:00 on second street we and traveling along market and ends at columbus so we have muni re-routed. this morning we have construction southbound 280 at highway 101. extra roth is watching up at 6:00. straight ahead seven things to know when you start your day. stay tuned.

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whether you are just joining us or headed out the door, here are seven things to know. traffic is moving again on southbound 101 in san jose. a c.h.p. investigation shut down all lanes between story road and tully road overnight. no word on what officers looked for. the only information from c.h.p. is that no one was hurt. the road re-opened after 1:00 o'clock this morning. >> for the second time if three days someone started a fire in an abandoned building if vallejo. it was barred up on tuesday night but someone still broke in. the school district structure has been occupied by homeless since being closed. >> flight experts call harrison ford's emergency crash landing on a golf course beautifully executed. the 72-year-old actor reported engine fire 20 minutes after taking off. the star wars star suffered

non-life threatening injuries. >> six people were hurt when a delta jot skid off a snowy runway. >> a few minutes the -- l.e.d. lights will be turned off of the bay bridge and we will have a report in a few minutes. >> we are 8 to 10 degrees above average. i will let you know if it will hang out through the weekend and an update on showers and el nino walnut creek 680 is moving nicely but loading up in the southbound direction with a problem, though involving a motorcycle crash blocking a

couple of lanes. more on that in a few minutes. after a long east coast road trip the warriors are back home for ten of the next 12 games. >> they have the best record in the league at 47 and up by 4 1/2 games on memphis in the western conference. they host dallas they have locked up the first seed for the playoffs. [ inaudible ] >> we have a tough stretch playingry other day for the rest of the season. we need to keep playing. >> you can want the warriors play the clippers at the arena on sunday afternoon with coverage beginning at 12:30. >> we want to see the warriors ride and we will feature fan

photos on air with e-mail pictures at ureport@kgo-tv.com or upload them with the smartphone. >> we have a shopping act of cruelty against a helpless puppy and what this man did to a defensive animal. >> a look at abc7 and the bay bridge with the lights we have been telling you about an hour away from those shutting down for 11

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. at 5:30 on friday. thanks for joining us. i an kristen sze. i am eric thomas with traffic. meteorologist mike nicco has the

weather. what do you have mr. fleet of feet? >> me? >> yes! >> maybe in the pool. here is a look at live doppler hd you can see it is dry. just a little dew on the grass. no fog. here is our day planner, 12 hour day planner with temperatures in the 30s and not of us in the 40s to 50. mid-to-upper 60s to the coast our warmest day as we touch 70 for the highs, low-to-mid 70s at 4:00. enjoy the evening, mid-50s to 60. maybe a light coat is needs. >> leyla, is it friday lite? >> a little. the reflection of the moon and the bay water is beautiful. here is light traffic. we have the freeway moving along in the northbound direction with headlights headed to cupertino away from highway 17 southbound

traffic does not have one tail light. the bay bridge toll plaza usually shows traffic loading up and we have delays. however, we do not have metering lights turned on. speaking of lights a party is about to get underway in san francisco with a temporary farewell to the beloved bay lights display on the bay bridge, going dark for 11 months starting this morning. >> amy hollyfield is on the embarcadero. >> you think your "to do," list is long can you imagine taking down 25,000 l.e.d. lights? all of them have to go. caltrain needs to do maintenance on the cables and the lights need to be replaced. >> moisture, temperature chains and vibration have been hard on the lights. this is the last hour of the display with a party here this morning.

the artist is here and he tells us he feels so much gratitude hearing how the display has impacted people. >> i am from san francisco but never seen anything like this. driving by sitting in traffic and it makes traffic not so bad. it is art. art. art for the public. and just for beautiful-ness. music for the eyes. >> it has helped the economy. restaurants along the embarcadero say people ask for a table with the view of the lights when they make their reservations and the restaurant owners have helped raise the $4 million it will take to bring the lights back. we are saying see you later not goodbye with a send off at 6:0 this morning with the san francisco same --

quartet performing "here comes the sun," as the sun is rising join us at 6:30. it should be a nice moment. sounds good. for the second time this week a former school district building if vallejo has gone up in flames. the fire broke out before 10:00 the same building was hit with a two alarm fire on tuesday night. someone had to break in to start the fire last night. the building has been occupied by homeless since the school district abandoned it. no injuries were reported. harrison ford is recovering from serious injuries after crash landing his world war ii era plane on a southern

california golf course. witnesses captured plane going down on cell phone video and the 72-year-old actor was piloting the 1942 military trainer. you can hear the address in his voice as he radios for help. >> engine failure. immediate return. >> he just took off 20 minutes earlier from the santa monica airport and could not make it back. he landed on the golf course. paramedics came to the rescue. >> someone said, it is harrison ford and he was able to speak. he expressed he was in pain, which was no surprise. >> ford skyrocketed to game in "star wars and," and has been in "the force awakens," which is in december. >> his son took to twitter after the crash writing "dad is okay

battered but okay and every bit the man you would think, an incredibly strong man." >> new details on the effort to raise money for a bay area athlete who had the high-tech running leg stolen out of the back of his car $5,000 has been donated to an account to help ranjit steiner. local philanthropist who was behind "hidden cash," raised an additional $2,000. the goal is to raise $25,000 to cover the cost of a new leg. if you would like to help we have a link at abc7news.com. san francisco police will welcome ten new members to the department this afternoon on the city force. two of the officers have been in military, two have master's degree and five have batch already's -- bachelor's degree and will start tomorrow in field training. >> students from four bay area catholic high schools will rally

at st. mary's cathedral to celebrate religious values and denounce archbishop's attempts to reclassify teachers as "ministers." he proposed clauses outlining the teaching in the ambassador -- outside the church saying homosexuality and sex outside marriage is gr >> the bay lights go out in an hour. a nice morning for the party. >> temperatures are in the low-to-mid 50s. to the north in the valley we have the coolest temperatures. petaluma is at 36 degrees. 38 in guerneville. american canyon is 39. everyone else around 41 to 45 and mill valley is 41. san rafael is 45. bodega bay is warmer by the water at 53. down is 54.

half moon bay is 57. right new. alameda is 51. men is 39. 44 in newark. 46 in san jose. the full moon is sometime looking beautiful with the reflection on the bay water. a huge temperature spread this afternoon, 25 to 35 degrees from 66 to 70 the warmest day to 68 to 75 the bay and inland. you can seat lights are still on all the way to the east bay as it is clear this morning. we see cooling at the coast tomorrow and we will wake up to marine layer on sunday and the coolest day is in the low-to-mid 70s through the weekend. >> we are taking a look at a motorcycle crash still blocking lanes southbound 101 approaching the highway. you can see the delays are building through rohnert park and the rest of the drive is

clear with green conditions at 65 miles per hour between petaluma and novato and over the altamont pass, slowing down a bit, at 34 minutes from tracy to dublin and highway 4 westbound antioch to concord light and 18 minutes and 101 san rafael to san francisco 17 minutes to the city. next, crushed by a falling tree. the long time local parks worker in the hospital this morning. >> play ball. good news for east bay youth baseball players who have been locked out of their little league field by a labor dispute. >> customs of come raft, dish and direct tv can use watch abe to see abc live with new episodes of your favor it is shows by visiting abc7news.com abc7news.com/apps.

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break break san jose police are saying it was a hooting investigation that shut down part of south bay 101 this morning. a c.h.p. vehicle stopped a car near tully road and shots were fired in the direction of two officers. one bullet hit the c.h.p. vehicle. the officers were not hurt. police have not identified the suspect. 101 was shut down but re-opened after 1:00 o'clock this morning. our reporter will have more in a report at the top of the hour. 26-year-old san francisco man is facing felony charges of animal cruel difficult --

cruelty when he starved a friend's doc to death. the puppy named penny was found dead stuffed in a shoebox with a plush toy and a folded towel in pacifica last january. the owner moved to china and left the dog in the care of a friend. tests confirmed cause was starvation. >> the fat content in the bone marrow which we tested normal is 59 percent and this dog has 1.5 percent. that shows gross neglect and horrible way to die. >> kun sun has pleaded not guilty and a preliminary hand set for march 24. >> february was a good month to look for a job. the labor accident released the jobs report showing employers added 295,000 jobs last in. that is 55,000 more jobs than

the economists expected. february could mark the 12th straight month of job gains above 200,000. >> san francisco park and rec marring is recovering after being nearly killed by a falling tree. robert watkins is in this promotional video and now he is in the hospital where a back injury broken ankle and concussion. hes with with crews trimming trees in hilltop in the bay you have district and a tree unexpectedly came crashing down. officials say watkins tried to get out of the way but was hit in the back and trapped under the branches. >> there are a lot of dangers with tree trimming. we have seen accidents, some fatal, because of trees that fell on workers. >> watkins is expected to refer. osha is investigating the incident to determine if safety procedures were being followed. >> the labor dispute could be over at the ports but the

destruction continues with deliveries being re-routed through the panama canelo doubling the trip from asia to the united states. the "wall street journal" said twit take 3-6 months to return to normal. 65 percent of shippers plan to ship less cargo through the west coast through 2016. >> a woman is desperate to get her dogs back after they were stolen from her car in southern california. san difficult roberts lives in san leandro and was if a half marathon and left the car in a public garage with the two dogs in the front seat and she returns after the race her dogs, purse, wallet and phone were all missing. one dog is her service dog named lola who helps her cope with post-traumatic stress disorder and is worried about both. >> this dog is only a five-month-old puppy and will be sold. but lola is a eight year puppy

mill rescue that she only responds to me and they will hurt her. >> roberts said the thieves used her credit cards at a wal-mart and instead got a good shot of one of the thieves and their car. >> two oakland high schools have settled their athletic field dispute at the international high school launching a drive to build a soccer field on the campus and rip out part of the baseball field used by oakland tech high school. the tech community and local residents fought back and now after months of negotiation the two schools have agreed to build a training facility for the soccer team and slightly modify the baseball field. that is the spirit. >> dozens of east bay youth baseball players will be able to play ball again with tesoro re-opening the fields to allow the junior baseball league to resume play. today, parents will clean up and

again things ready so the kids canbly tomorrow. the company and union workers are engaged in a labor dispute but have agreed to not make debt so the kids can play. the fields are him to 600 players on 48 teams but they have not been able to get on the field for four weeks now. >> the timing is great what a great weekend with baseball, football, whatever you want to do. >> adults are taking care of the kids. put on the sunscreen. you will need it. the sun is getting stronger by the day at two minutes and 25 seconds extra sunshine today and a little bit of fog forming around the bay but unlimited according to the reporting stations with a light breeze offshore and calm continues up to seven miles per hour. no fog if san rafael along 101 northbound along 101 with total sunshine today and above average highs. the wind will shift this weekend

and clouds and the man layer will return to the coast if you like 70 degrees and sunshine at the coast today is the day. showers will develop next week and el nino developed and we will see if it has an effect. we can use rain to get rid of the pollen with pine and and cedar are high. santa cruz is 73 degrees at the boardwalk. san rafael, and san mateo at 70 and that is the low end and lake port is 76 and cloverdale and antioch 75 the other warm areas. tonight, temperatures are a degree or two warmer and a few upper 30s around napa and danville and san ramon and dublin and otherwise low-to-mid 40s and tonight still fog free with low 40s around palo alto and the cold air keeping you and redwood city cooler than everyone else on the peninsula

as you are in the mid-to-upper 40s to low 50s in san francisco. here are the players: two areas of high pressure again dominating our weather and you can see this low is going to ride up over the jet stream and grab the cold air and dump into the eastern united states where they cannot get rid of winter and we are ahead of schedule. el nino is developing with the orange and yellow but a weak el nino has no significant impact on the drought. you can see the cooling hitting the coach and low-to-mid 60s by sunday with clouds and breezes and low-to-mid 70s and the bay. with a chance light rain on wednesday and thursday and 60s for all of us then. >> the metering lights are on at the bay bridge and we have continue members from the maze to san francisco. after the metering lights clear conditions. enjoy the lights for a few more

minutes on the western span of the bay bridge but right now mostly headlights. we have an accident involving a motorcycle still blocking lanes and southbound 101 with delays and heave traffic that eases up. if your travels take you along highway 37 you are in good shape at 63 miles per hour up to 121 and the rest of the driver headed between the eastern position from vallejo to the point you have slow downs. it looks like there could be a bunching of traffic at 27 miles per hour into american canyon and the drive along the benicia bridges, at top spee i-80, no problems. >> new at 6:00, silicon valley gender discrimination trial

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>> a look at the bay bridge from the camera in san francisco and the bay lights are twinkling

beautifully but they will go out this morning for 11 mores for maintenance. we will keep you posted. a party is happening here in san francisco. >> you will want to yell "look out." can you see a car coming right there. slick roads in rhode island yesterday morning sent an s.u.v. sliding out control slamming into a parked car that hit a woman trying to cross the street. she was not seriously hurt. the man in front of her watched the aftermath of another crash down the street and police did not ticket anyone because the weeks ago was so bad. >> a huge fight involving hundreds of people in our capitol: massive. the traditional snowball fight at did you important circle park. d.c. hazy a snowball fight association and organizers plan a snow furthering fight but screws plowed the area before it started so they had to wait for

the snow. >> in san francisco this is the year of the ram or jeep -- of the sheep. the parade starts at 5:15 tomorrow evening and it will go through union square in chinatown. bart will run extra trains to accommodate the crowd. very unusual. >> here is mike and the forecast. we were hoping that the china new year parade would bring a chance of rain but unfortunately it is not going to. it brings us jokes. 62 and comfortable and 59 with the sun then setting at 6:09. dress if temperatures in the upper 60 at 8:00. if you are going to the craft

beer festival, 4:00 63. we will drop into the mid-50s by 9:00. traveling around the state, low-to-mid 70s in the central valley and temperatures in the 50s to 60 this weekend in lake tahoe. >> here is a look at the san mateo bridge and traffic is building in the when direction heading out of hayward to foster city with extra company. not taking on extra minutes to the commute just a few extra cars. in the eastbound direction, dumbarton to 9 south is moving along fine and it looks empty if you need to make it to east palo alto. we have this accident in the clearing stages and lanes are blocked southbound 101 at highway 116 involving a motorcycle. >> how is this for a wild the first test run of fury 325 at an amusement park in north carolina the tallest and fastest

roller coaster top speed supposed to be 95 miles per hour. the ride lasts only 3 1/2 minutes which is all you can take and day buys at the end of the month. >> dare you. dare you. >> i am going right here right now. >> new at 6:00, overbudget, over due, new questions on a righty uc computer system that was supposed to save taxpayers money. >> inside the secret laboratory at apple. >> a look at the bay bridge toll plaza cars are backed up and you can keep tabs on

live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. at 6:00 a busy silicon valley freeway is a crime scene and we will tell you why authorities were busy gathering evidence on the lanes of highway 101. >> battered but okay the latest on the condition of harrison ford after the scary crash landing on a los angeles golf course. fans soak in the life while you can the bay lights on the bay bridge will be dimmed in 30 minutes and we will tell you when they cop back on for good. >> thanks for joining us on this friday. leyla is monitoring traffic and mike is watching the weather and not the parade. >> we will have an upstate on el nino coming up but not looking promising. could be fog in novato otherwise it is dry.